Why might a yogi in southern India or a Buddhist monk in Nepal violate a Westerner's so-called norm of engagement?
a. The rules of how and when to get engaged are different.
b. They do not use smart phone technology.
c. When meditating, it appears as if they are doing nothing.
d. Southern India and Nepal have no norm of engagement.
Question 2People with more education tend to live longer. This is true of __________.
a. men but not women
b. white women but not black women
c. women but not men
d. men and women, whether white or black
Question 3As part of their preparation to get married Anne and Daniel discussed with a lawyer how they want to be treated at the end of their lives. Legal documents like these are __________.
a. called advance directives
b. legally required for all newly married couples
c. commonly held by Americans
d. required for insurance coverage of end-of-life care
Question 4A norm can best be defined as a(n) __________.
a. engagement that makes a person comfortable
b. acceptable behavior
c. basic rule of society
d. legal prescription
Question 5Elena struggles to manage her diabetes. Some days she feels great while others are not good. What would someone who studies trends in the population refer to Elena's not so good days as?
a. physically unhealthy days
b. emotionally unhealthy days
c. palliative care days
d. stylized facts
Question 6What did Durkheim mean by the unstated terms of the social contract?
a. thelaw codes of France
b. what sociologists call norms
c. the unspeakable behaviors of the nineteenth century
d. the understanding that the Victorian French cheated on their spouses
Question 7The fact that people with comparable occupations and incomes participate more in the civic and political life of their communities when they have more education demonstrates the power of __________ in schools.
a. allocation
b. credentialing
c. labeling
d. socialization
Question 8When is a deviant behavior deviant according to most sociologists?
a. When it violates societal rules.
b. When the behavior harms society vis--vis common law.
c. Only when a written sanction (i.e., law) has been established for the deviant behavior.
d. When the behavior receives arbitrary punishment.
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